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“The more you put off housework…” in Korean

집안일은 미루면 미룰수록 더 쌓여요

jibanireun mirumyeon mirulsurok deo ssayeoyo

Situation: Café & daily lifeLevel: Advanced (TOPIK 5–6)

Meaning

The more you put off housework, the more it piles up.

Repeating a verb as -(으)면 -(으)ㄹ수록 stresses “the more you…, the more…”. 쌓이다 means to accumulate or pile up.

Romanization follows the Revised Romanization system and is a guide to pronunciation.

Syllables: 15 · Words: 5

In natural speech, sounds link and shift across words. The table below reads each word separately, as it sounds when said on its own.

Syllable	Letters (consonant + vowel + final)	Romanization
집안일은
집	ㅈ+ㅣ+ㅂ	[지] ji
안	ㅇ+ㅏ+ㄴ	[바] ba
일	ㅇ+ㅣ+ㄹ	[니] ni
은	ㅇ+ㅡ+ㄴ	[른] reun
미루면
미	ㅁ+ㅣ	mi
루	ㄹ+ㅜ	ru
면	ㅁ+ㅕ+ㄴ	myeon
미룰수록
미	ㅁ+ㅣ	mi
룰	ㄹ+ㅜ+ㄹ	rul
수	ㅅ+ㅜ	su
록	ㄹ+ㅗ+ㄱ	rok
더	ㄷ+ㅓ	deo
쌓여요
쌓	ㅆ+ㅏ+ㅎ	ssat
여	ㅇ+ㅕ	yeo
요	ㅇ+ㅛ	yo

A ㅇ at the start of a syllable is silent; at the end of a syllable it sounds like “ng”.

Linking: when a syllable ending in a consonant (patchim) is followed by a syllable that starts with a vowel, the consonant moves over to the next syllable. 집안일 → [지바니]

Style: Polite (해요체)Sentence type: Statement or set phrase

Ends in -요. The everyday polite style, and a safe choice with shop staff, colleagues, strangers and anyone older than you.

These words from the TOPIK vocabulary lists appear in the phrase (shown in dictionary form).

Korean	Part of speech	Meaning	Level
미루다	verb	to postpone	TOPIK level 3

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Question 1 What does “집안일은 미루면 미룰수록 더 쌓여요” mean?

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Answer: The more you put off housework, the more it piles up

Question 2 How do you say “The more you put off housework, the more it piles up” in Korean?

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Answer: 집안일은 미루면 미룰수록 더 쌓여요 jibanireun mirumyeon mirulsurok deo ssayeoyo

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